O f Dutch descent, the Drake family (probably a corruption of DeRaet) migrated from Orange County or Ulster County New York to Michigan about 1838. Brothers Cornelius, Uriah and Levi Drake are all living in Bengal Twp, Clinton Co, MI in 1850 and later appearing in the federal census thus making it clear that they were the same brothers listed as sons of William who was the son of Josiah Drake of Ulster NY. This group from deposition written by William McCroden, Notary Public, in Kent Co. Michigan for Josiak Drake, a descendant, who signed the document with an X. It was dated August 17, 1889
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